Super Eagles
Following their impressive performance in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier matches that was played earlier this month, three times African Champions, Super Eagles of Nigeria has moved up by four spots in the latest FIFA rankings.
The Gernot Rohr’s team begin the 2021 AFCON qualifier with a 2-1 win over Benin Republic and 4-2 win over Lesotho.
The Super Eagles are now 31st in world ranking and third in Africa behind Senegal and Tunisia.
According to the ranking table on the website of football’s governing body, Nigeria garnered 1493 points as against 1481 points received in October.
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This means the Eagles retain the third position in Africa behind Senegal and Tunisia who are placed 20th and 27th with 1555 and 1506 points respectively.
The top five on the global scene remains unchanged and there is only one change in the top ten, with Croatia (6th, up 1) climbing for the second successive edition at the expense of Portugal (7th, down 1).
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